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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION COftM^ii MCt:n’*NQ JUL 2 6 1999 CUY Oh UriUNO Department Approval: Administrator Approval: Name: Michael P. Title: Senior Planning Coordinator Date: July 22, 1999 Item No.: ^ Agenda Section: Zoning Item Description: #2308 Brook Park Realty / Tonka Ventures, 3760 Shoreline Drive "Lake Minnetonka Woods" 29-unit Townhome Development - Review of Trail and Utility Issues On February 22, 1999 Council reached a settlement agreement with the developer and adopted Preliminary Plat Approval Resolution No. 4240 for this townhome development. A Subdivider's Agreement was subsequently e.xecuted in early March. The developer has been proceeding to complete the requirements for Final Plat Approval, which is currently scheduled for your August 9th meeting pending timely receipt of all necessary submittals. However, tw'o specific issues require discussion or clarification by Council. A) Trail Linkage to Co. Rd. 15 Resolution 4240, Condition 13 on Page 7, requires an internal walkway (sidewalk) layout that is compatible with the wooded area and constructed of an all-weather material. Condition 13 also requires tliat the developer construct an 8' wide trail linkage from County Road 15 northward to the area of the residential units, and requires that this linkage to be paved. The developer has questioned w hether Council intends that this trail be bituminous paving or if it can be of more natural materials. It should also be noted that this proposed trail is within the boundaries of a Flowage and Conservation Easement gn. ited to the City in 1982 which prohibits "fences, fireplaces, steps, docks, piers, hardcover or roads of any nature whatsoever, or any other structure or improvement inconsistent with the natural state of the land". It is staffs opinion that diis easement needs to be revised or extinguished at this location if the trail is to be paved. Council is asked to provide direction regarding construction of this trail.